List of honorary citizens of Fürth
So far, the city of Fürth has granted honorary citizenship to 27 people , eight of which were granted during the Third Reich and were later declared arbitrary and invalid.
Note: The listing is done chronologically according to the date of award.
The honorary citizens of the city of Fürth
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Karl Josef Count von Drechsel
- Institute founder
- Awarded in 1820
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Daniel August Bezold
- Awarded in 1820
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Adam Josef Freiherr von Mulzer
- Government Vice President
- Awarded in 1820
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Alexander Christof Ludwig Friedrich Karl Christian Freiherr von Reitzenstein
- Colonel of the Royal Landwehr Infantry Regiment
- Awarded in 1834
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Hans Julius Freiherr Ecker von Eckhofen
- Member of the Landwehr Regiment
- Awarded in 1839
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Moritz Wilhelm Freiherr von der Heydte
- Chairman of the municipal elections
- Awarded in 1842
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William of Branca
- Promoter of health interests
- Awarded in 1851
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Konrad Haetzner
- educator
- Awarded in 1863
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Johannes Beeg
- Trader
- Awarded in 1864
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Wilhelm Königswarter (founder of the foundation)
- Foundation founder
- Awarded in 1867
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Samson Landmann
- Member of various municipal committees
- Awarded in 1891
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Georg Friedrich Karl Ritter von Langhans
- First Mayor
- Awarded in 1891
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Heinrich Berolzheimer
- Awarded in 1904
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Alfred Louis Nathan
- Founder of the Nathanstift
- Awarded in 1906
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Hans Lohnert
- Awarded in 1927
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Gustav Schickedanz (born January 1, 1895 in Fürth; † March 27, 1977 in Fürth)
- Founder and owner of the Schickedanz group of companies
- Awarded in 1959
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Max Grundig (born May 7, 1908 in Nuremberg; † December 8, 1989 in Baden-Baden)
- Founder and owner of Grundig-Radio-Werke GmbH
- Awarded in 1963
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Grete Schickedanz (born October 20, 1911 in Fürth; † July 23, 1994 in Fürth)
- Owner of the major mail order company Quelle
- Awarded in 1981
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Henry Kissinger (born May 27, 1923 in Fürth)
- former United States Secretary of State
- Awarded in 1998